AR Mainstream Popularity In recent years augmented reality has been popularized by the influential Pokemon GO game. The fun app had users walking around neighborhoods the world over, looking for Pokemon and setting world records. An AR app like Snapchat is popular among regular folks, social media influencers, and even celebrities. Snapchat’s app, creative filters…
One of the biggest issues with the current generation of Virtual Reality headsets are the heavy cables that get in the way of an immersive experience. Being tethered to a machine can limit your movement and even though there are different solutions available, such as VR backpacks, players still can’t perform the extortive movement needed…
Microsoft’s “Share Your Idea” competition drew app ideas from 5,000 applicants. The goal was to find an app they could create for the HoloLens headset. Zaid Abouqamar found the finalist entries lacking in scope, and set out to create his own game called AR Zombies. He wanted to create an app that wasn’t merely an experience, but something…
A few weeks ago Lenovo Phab 2 Pro hit the market as the first ever Google Tango-enabled smartphone. With exclusive augmented reality features, the device offers a glimpse into what the future might hold for this technology. What is Tango For those unfamiliar, Google Tango is a new technology platform for augmented reality that has been…